Managing 2-factor authentication is a pain, but such is the price we pay for security, right? Authy makes it much less annoying with secure backup, device sync, and offline mode for 2fa. It hasn't been the most attractive app, but the new version is looking much nicer and more material.

Here's the official v20 changelog for Authy.

Re-designed the app for Material Design

You can now choose to view your tokens in a list or in a grid.

Fixed some minor bugs

The design overhaul is rather significant. The old dark holo UI is gone, replaced by a vibrant red material UI with a tinted status bar, hero color, and some FABs. I'd like to show you more of the the UI (including the new list view), but Authy's Play Store page doesn't have updated screens yet and it's secured to prevent screenshots in any part of the app with important info. Thus, the images above will have to suffice for now.

It doesn't look that different to Authy before I got an update, but I think I was using a beta version. It certainly didn't look Holo to me, there was an FAB already, so quite Material. But there are a few changes compared to the beta, like list mode.

The advantage of this app is the Multi-device synchronization of data ( As they have shown in the video present on the website), secure cloud backups and offline backup.Using same algorithm banks that the NSA uses to protect their information makes this app more powerful.

David Jackson

Authy can be dangerous. New Phone....installed Authy then cannot authenticate. Account suspended. They can do that with no notice as it is in their terms of service. No Recourse. Don't put too many eggs in one basket. Be wary of depending on Twilio too much.